a little to my left, perhaps a hundred yards,
appeared a low, walled enclosure about four feet
in height. No water, and no other vegetation than
the moss was in evidence, and as I was somewhat
thirsty I determined to do a little exploring.

Springing to my feet I received my first Martian
surprise, for the effort, which on Earth would have
brought me standing upright, carried me into the
Martian air to the height of about three yards.
I alighted softly upon the ground, however, with-
out appreciable shock or jar. Now commenced a
series of evolutions which even then seemed
ludicrous in the extreme. I found that I must
learn to walk all over again, as the muscular exer-
tion which carried me easily and safely upon Earth
played strange antics with me upon Mars.

Instead of progressing in a sane and dignified
manner, my attempts to walk resulted in a variety
of hops which took me clear of the ground a
couple of feet at each step and landed me sprawling
upon my face or back at the end of each second
or third hop. My muscles, perfectly attuned and
accustomed to the force of gravity on Earth,
played the mischief with me in attempting for the
first time to cope with the lesser gravitation and
lower air pressure on Mars.

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